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Universal
Soldier, the return
Directed by Mic Rodgers, 1999
The sequel
continues the saga of Van Damme's Luc Deveraux, the
unstoppable soldier who was the last man standing at the
end of the original film. The story picks up years later
when Luc, now a caring father and widower, serves as a
technical expert on a special government project preparing
a new, stronger breed of soldier that is more
sophisticated, intelligent and agile.
Designed by Ryan Lathrop, all goes well with the project
until the soldiers' supercomputer, SETH (Michael Jai
White), develops a mind all its own. The Self-Evolving
Thought Helix then devises a number of plans, including
the destruction of Deveraux. In order to gain access to
Deveraux, SETH kidnaps his daughter, Hilary (Karis Paige
Bryant). The only people that can help Deveraux in his
plight against SETH and Ryan Lathrop are Erin (Heidi
Schanz), an assertive, witty and tough-as-nails reporter
striving for her big break, and Maggie (Kiana Tom),
Deveraux's partner and close friend who's been through
countless hours of training and combat with the vigorous
soldier.
This time around, Deveraux faces off against more than one
super soldier, since his opponents not only include SETH
but an entire army of Unisols bent on destroying him at
all costs. At the front of the platoon is Romeo (Bill
Goldberg), a giant six-foot-plus Energizer Bunny who takes
a licking but keeps on ticking.
Racing against the clock to save his daughter and keep his
family together, Deveraux encounters obstacles that only
he can surmount, especially since he knows the way a
Universal Soldier thinks, feels and fights.
Crossing all the genres with a combination of action and
science-fiction that includes lightweight comic touches
and even elements of romance and family drama. |
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